Piedmont Neighborhood Guide

The
Piedmont neighborhood is the ideal urban village boasting easy access to other popular
Portland neighborhoods such as
Humboldt,
Alberta,
Arbor Lodge,
Boise,
Eliot and
Kenton to name a few. Piedmont
runs alongside the
Max light rail train
allowing for a convenient commuting to
downtown Portland and other Portland
neighborhoods. Downtown by car is less than five minutes in most traffic
situations and by bike is about twenty-five minutes. I-5 is easily accessed as it runs directly alongside Piedmont.

Piedmont Neighborhood Features

Back in the 1920's, Piedmont was one of the original suburbs of Portland
but is definitely not considered one today. As a result of the Portland real estate market boom, Piedmont has seen an influx of new residents to the
area which has helped to create the strong community face present today. As one might imagine,
Piedmont has some wonderful areas with beautifully improved homes and
neighborhoods and some still in transition.

Piedmont locals enjoy easy access to New Seasons Market, what seems like
their own private light rail (the Max), a half dozen coffee shops and a slew of
other independent businesses and restaurants in Piedmont proper and its
surrounding neighborhoods. Portland Community College has done a great
deal to revamp the area surrounding the school campus on Killingsworth and
Albina. Likewise, area residents pride themselves on rebuilding both the
homes and the community.

Local business standouts are New Seasons Market, The Red Fox, Saraveza (beer
bottle shop), The Arbor Lodge Cafe, E'njoni Ethiopian Cafe and
the locally famous Eddies Pizza. Area locals spend a great deal of time down in the Historic
Mississippi area, otherwise known as
Boise-Eliot as well as
Kenton and
St Johns
neighborhoods.

The Piedmont neighborhood is also home to one of the oldest parks in the Pacific Northwest,
the beautiful Peninsula Park. This stunning park is prized by locals and
painstaking maintained by local volunteers as well. This park helped to earn Portland the title of “City
of Roses”.

Piedmont Neighborhood Vibe

Dynamic. Community conscious. A good mix of young families, singles, and local
old-timers create a nest of pride and regeneration. Neighbors bond and look out
for one another. Block parties, dog walkers, joggers, bicyclists and babes in
strollers are Piedmont staples.

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Piedmont Real Estate

The neighborhood consists of mostly older style homes, with a few turn of the
century apartment buildings here and there. Homes run the gamut of 20th century
architecture, from classic Bungalow, to Old Portland, to Cape Cod, Four Square
and more. Piedmont was developed in 1895 as an upper middle class suburb (not
considered a suburb today) which was quickly dubbed as "The Emerald, Portland's
evergreen suburb". Piedmont means "foot of the mountain". A drive through the
streets reveals many striking homes with vibrant color schemes and innovative
landscaping. The area prides itself on the old growth trees which are found on
nearly every street.

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